Guide device for vehicle doors



Feb. 18, 1947.

J. B. PARSONS 2,416,118

GUIDE DEVICE FOR VEHICLEv DOORS Filed Jan. 3, 1944 INVENTOR'. JornvHr/rdena,

ATTaPNZY Patented Feb. 18, v1947 UNITED lPli'i'lsilaT carica N 'gfauaiis 'y Y i ambtenaar@ lollnfllfiasons, Toledo, Y y Y Application January 3, 1944*, I I 01; ansia' 2 Claims.

This invention relates to a"guide"or"l'ildefrforL inside of a `hingedly mountedfdoor on -theboda as autres is c page ariege maar@ and cylinder assembly, there being, for example, a

solenoid controlled valve for trapping the liquid to hold the parts in position of adjustment. Such hydraulic device is installed within the vehicle door and to it lead from the Vehicle body a exible tube or hose and electrical wiring. Not only is it desirable that such flexible conduits be concealed from view when the door is opened, but also that they be adequately protected from chang or abrasions or other injury resulting from swinging movements of the door.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear and for purposes of illustration but not of limitation, an embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawing in which Figure l is a fragmentary side elevation of a portion of a vehicle body showing the hingedly mounted door and indicated by broken lines the flexible conduit guide and holder;

Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged view ofthe conduit guide and holder removed from the vehicle body; and

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view on' the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

The illustrated embodiment of the invention comprises a vehicle body I0, such, for example, as an -automobile body having a door II secured to the body by the usual hinges I2. In order to conduct flexible conduits from the body l to the inside of the door Il, a. holder and guide G isprovided, the same having a part secured to the body and another part projecting through an opening in the side of the door to the inside thereof. In'

this instance, the flexible conduit is in the form of a flexible tube I3 and an electrical cord I4.

The guide G is composed of two sheet metal @9 gwehidebody, Stantially as showt.y An signifie, @web gli@ mand vbody panel admits ,the 1cond 'ts I3 I prjting inside' df 'the 'ijeiiri'g isa'-11ate1iy curved lip or tongue I9 'over which the flexible conduits may readily bepassed without-danger of abrasion or injury,

The door II is formed with an opening 20 through which the tubular guide 2I may freely slide. The guide 2I is a one-piece sheet metal stamping substantially rectangular in cross section and formed by bending a strip of metal upwardly and thence inwardly, the solid body panel being indicated at 22, and the free edge portions being indicated at 23 with the free edges spaced slightly from each other. The inner ends of each wall portion 23 terminate in outwardly curved lips 24 therebyproviding surfaces over which the flexible conduits may slide without liability of injury. The extreme inner end of the body panel 22 of the elongate guide 2I is curled inwardly to embrace a rivet 25 which extends through apertures in the side walls of the conduit 2| as Well as in the side Walls I1 of the bracket I5. In this manner the elongate guide 2| is pivotally connected to the bracket I5.

From the above description it will be manifest that in the opening and closing movements of the door II the elongate guide 2I freely slides through the opening y20 and although the conduits disposed therein are flexed during such movement, they areretained in the desired position and liability of their being cutl or otherwise injured is eliminated. Furthermore, it will be understood that the flexible conduits are conav check. `In thisman'ner it will be manifest that w the device not only serves as a flexible conduit guide and holder, but also provides a door check.

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It is to be understood that numerous changes in details of construction, arrangement and operation may be elected without departing from the spirit of the invention especially as dened in the appended claims.

What I claim is: l 1. A device for guiding flexible conduits from a vehicle body into a door section hingedly mounted thereon, said device comprising an ele- -ment formed from a sheet metal stampinginto a member channel shaped in transverseV section vhaving the vertical edge wall section curved outl wardly to militate against injury to the included y y conduits and the top and bottom horizontal edges upturned and downturned respectively forlbody attachment, an elongate sleeve memberuformed i'rom'a sheet metal stamping into a memberv substantially rectangular in' transversesection having the end wall section of one vertical slide cut Y, away and curved for militating against conduit a vehicle body into ay door section hingedly mounted thereon which device also operates asA a door checl vsaid device Vcomprising a member of thereby to provide a check. A Y 'JOHN B. PARSONS. Y

channel shape in transverseV section having the vertical side wall curved outwardly and edge portions of the top and bottom horizontal facesrrespectively upturned and downturned formingV flanges for body attachment, an elongate sleeve member rectangular in transverse section, a pivotal connection between the openrend portions of the channel vmemher and said sleeve member permitting the extension of flexible con.; duits therethrough, an aperture in thehinged end Ywall section of said door permitting sliding movement of the sleeve section projecting therethrough, and a resilient flange on theend portion yof said sleeve member for abutment against the door end wall when said'door is fully opened REFERENCES CITED V Thefollowing references are of Yrecord in the file of this patent: Y

Y UNITEDSTATESPATENTS Number A NameV Date Y 2,187,936 Craig Jan. 23, 1940 2,335,696 Rappl et a1. Nov. 30, 1943 2,115,811 Hansen May 3,'19 38 2,160,895 Nicholson June 6, 1939 2,104,124 Haberstump lJan. '4, 1938 

